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Order GALLING The Gallinaceous Birds 3 



Suborder Phasiana. 3. Family Phasianidae (The Pheasants), 3. Family Tetraonidse 

 (The Grouse, Partridges, and Quails), 6. 



Order LIMICOL.E The Shore Birds 18 



Family AphrizidaB (The Turnstones), 20. Family Charadriidaa (The Plovers), 22. 

 Family Scolopacidae (The Snipe Family), 32. Family Recurvirostridas (The Av- 

 ocets and Stilts), 74.-Family Phalaropodida? (The Phalaropes), 77. 



Order ALECTOKIDES The Cranes. Courlans. Kails, Gallinules, and Coots 82 



Suborder Ralli, 83. -Family Rallidae (The Bails, Gallinules. and Coots), 83. Family 

 Gruidae (The Cranes), 98 V 



Order HERODIONES The Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc 101* 



Suborder Ibides (The Spoonbills and Ibises), 101*. Family Plataleidse (The Spoon- 

 bills), 102*. Family Ibididfe (The Ibises), 106*. 

 Suborder Ciconiae (The Storks and Wood Ibises), 113*. Family Ciconiidas (The 



Storks and Wood Ibises), 113*. 



Suborder Herodii (The Herons and Boatbills), 116*. Family Ardeidse (The Herons), 

 117*. 



Order ANSEEES The Lamellirostral Swimmers 102 



Family Anatidas (The Swans, Geese, and Ducks), 103. 



Order STEGANOPODES The Totipalmate Swimmers 193 



Family Pelecanidae (The Pelicans), 195. Family Phalacrocoracidae (The Cormorants), 

 202. Family Anhingidae (The Anhiugas), 207. 



Order LONGIPENNES The Long- winged Swimmers 210 



Family Stercorariidae (The Skuas and Jaegers), 211. Family Laridas (The Gulls and 

 Terns), 219. 



Order PTGUPODES The Diving Birds 251 



Family Urinatoridae (The Loons', 252. Family Podicipidaa (The Grebes), 258. 



